Kevin Reilly

That’s why your snowfall maps were lighting up with up to 30” of snow because it wasn’t snow it was ice typical stuff

I cannot disagree but we have a very intense dynamic thermal gradient setting up very warm south quite cold north. in the department of what can go wrong is that the warmth is too overwhelming aloft and instead of 30” of snow we have 2” of snow followed by 7” of sleet. These snowfall maps lighting up like this screams a level of sleet especially closer to the thermal gradient. I am cautiously optimistic just give me precipitation to fill the reservoirs creeks streams and rivers. I m feeling with the cold Atlantic and 80-90 degree heat our south wild weather times are ahead at least.

This is what we need to solve our drought issue! One extreme to the other will be the coast to coast theme starting yesterday and for the next 3-5 weeks.

Soooo, I’ve seen this before and the final outcome was a lot of sleet lighting up snowfall maps. I suppose we don’t know anything about that yet or maybe the pattern supports snow?

28f clear final snowfall: 0.01 final sleet: 0.02 Total snowfall for the year 8.34”

Umm hell yea!

Lol I’m counting on all sleet!

Now light rain back and forth here for like the 4th time. 33f dewpoint 24f

Back to snow now 33f

100% sleet here 33f humidity 71% dew point 25f trace sleet accumulation

34f humidity 65% dewpoint 23f Light snow with a bit of sleet mixed in a few larger parachute flakes mixed in out there cars are coated white and most surfaces.

Sooo… the total here in Media Delaware County for the winter is 8.33” ohhh about 80-90 miles northeast of your sub forum and the drought raged on to boot. Just bring the rain at this point or anything.

Workable / trackable with better timing and a bit more southeast push which is doable from this lead.

That to me is not surprising in what I would call so far, a step back to normalcy when it comes to winter around here this year. This outlook you talk about climatologically thinking seems normal. Now with that said we get most of our snow in February for the reason of a baroclinic zone setting up nearby or just south to cash in on the southern lats warming and attacking the retreating cold. Your comment above gives me much hope that our snow chances have really only just begun and have legs as we move towards Spring.

So, I guess we don't need this winter to be saved, or do we? No one at all talking about every winter's savior over the past 5 years: Stratospheric Warming??? Not seeing any talk about this guess, it only happens in years where we are overly patient and need winter to be saved?

Well, I think it is important to remember that Jalen Hurts was done after the first drive and Kenny Picket tried to lead us to victory before our best Safety was thrown out of the game. So, there is that.

You are right. I am very concerned up here only 8.33" of snow on the year been dry except for 3" of snow over the past 5 weeks with reservoir levels about 15-20 feet below where they should be yea concerning.

If you have power. Hope your work doesn't include internet or electricity.

So, I guess we don't need this winter to be saved, or do we? No one at all talking about every winter's savior over the past 5 years: Stratospheric Warming??? Not seeing any talk about this guess, it only happens in years where we are overly patient and need winter to be saved?

Historic Storm to blast Ireland. Anyone know anything about this? Figure I ask since there is a bit of down time and our cold air getting stale and eroding away each day through early next week.

The ground hog will let us know soon!

Spring

So we just need to be patient for a "FOLKS". I am taking a page out of Ralph's handbook.

Umm this would be February 17th, 2010, we picked up 23"